EA on BBC: The Start of Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive?

Posted by Scott Lucas | Jun 5, 2023 | 0

Ukrainian troops near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, May 2023 (Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty)

I joined BBC West Midlands on Monday morning to review and analyze a major Ukrainian assault in the east of the country, the possible start of a long-awaited counter-offensive to liberate territory from Russian invaders.

Listen to Discussion from 16:15

I separate the facts on the ground from the propaganda and lies of the Russian Defense Ministry. I set the latest position in the context of Vladimir Putin’s failed invasion since February 2022. And I look ahead to the possible developments this spring and summer.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.